frighten (v)
fright (v)
scare (v)
affright (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 37
def cause fear in
examples The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me
Ghosts could never affright her
Frame - 9 Somebody ----s somebody
Frame - 10 Something ----s somebody
Outgoing links
Cause fear, dread
Hypernym stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir
Derivationally related form affright → affright
Derivationally related form scare → scare
Derivationally related form scare → scarer
Derivationally related form fright → fright
Derivationally related form frighten → frightening
Also see frighten → frighten off
Also see frighten → frighten away
Hyponym bluff; awe; terrify, terrorize, terrorise; intimidate; dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify; consternate; spook
Incoming links
Derivationally related form frightening → frighten
Derivationally related form scarer → scare
Derivationally related form fright → fright
Derivationally related form affright → affright
Derivationally related form scare → scare
Hypernym bluff; awe; terrify, terrorize, terrorise; intimidate; dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify; consternate; spook
Hyponym stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir

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